| Password In an effort to protect the young members of Harborne Cricket Club, access to old information on the Youth Section of the website and all young player photographs, now requires a username and password. Please email me, Claire Easter, on webmaster@harborne-cc.co.uk who will be happy to provide you with the necessary information (providing I can confirm who you are!). I apologise for any inconvenience caused, but hope you will understand that this seemed the most appropriate way of having photos of the youth section available. |
The Youth Section at Harborne Cricket Club continues to drive under the leadership of Tim Clay and his coaching team to the extent that we had 192 registered players in the 2006 season.
Open practice sessions I held throughout the summer on Tuesday evenings focusing on the 8-12 year olds. Further practice sessions are held on Friday evenings for the age group squads to form the basis of our competitive sides at under 10, under 11, under 13, under 15 and under 17 levels. Such is the appetite for the game that a further 60 children are currently attending Wednesday night sessions in the sports hall at the Blue Coats School. These sessions run October to December with squad sessions starting again in January and running through to the end of March, before we venture back outside at the end of April.
This is seen now as an integral part of the club as a whole and the hard work being put in by Tim and indeed his predecessors is beginning to bear fruit as a number of the youth members gradually work their way through to the senior teams. In competitive matches last year all the age group sides enjoyed some success and we had more boys than ever before gaining county and district representation during the season and more still as nominations for county and district trials during the winter.
We wish them every success as they progress through the system. The Youth Section aims to provide access to as wider range of ages and abilities as possible and any volunteer helpers for coaching, administration or fund raising would be very welcome.
For further information please contact Tim Clay on 07836 327201.
Players of the Year
Harborne Cricket Club congratulates the following boys who were awarded Player of the Year Awards for 2006:-
Under 11s: Matthew Suffield Under 13s: William Chesner Under 15s: Simon Gateley
The boys received a Trophy and a £20 Kit Voucher kindly sponsored by Peter Patel of the Birmingham Rotary Club.